A Review of the Racial Identity Development of African American Adolescents: The Role of Education

DeCuir-Gunby, Jessica T.

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A Review of the Racial Identity Development of African American Adolescents: The Role of Education

DeCuir-Gunby, Jessica T.·2009·Review of Educational Research

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The purpose of this article is to provide a review and etiology of research on racial identity development of African American adolescents in the field of education. This review explores the Black racial identity (BRI) literature, focusing on how BRI has been examined. In particular, the review concentrates on the literature’s use of surveying instruments, the instruments’ psychometric evidence, and the instruments’ use in education. This article ends with a discussion of BRI research, offering implications for adolescents in education and future directions for research.

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The articles on the role of school in the development of racial, cultural, ethnic, and gender identity form an extensive research field that would require a separate literature review.
“However, the articles on the role of school in the development of these identity dimensions form an extensive research field that would require a separate literature review (see, e.g., a review study on the racial identity development of African-American adolescents by DeCuir-Gunby 2009).”
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Authors: DeCuir-Gunby, J. T.
Affiliations: North Carolina State University
Venue: Review of Educational Research
Publisher: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Published: 2009-03
Volume: 79
Issue: 1
Pages: 103-124
ISSN: 0034-6543 (ISSN-L)
1935-1046
DOI: 10.3102/0034654308325897
OpenAlex: W2125647536
Cited by: 78
References: 105
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 6
FWCI: 10.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Review of Educational Research (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords: racial identity development, African American adolescents, Black identity, psychometric validation, survey instruments

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